Wang Dalu was busy every day, and it was not until his fifth day in office that he gradually became familiar with the situation under his administration.
He stood in the study room of the North District Deacon's Mansion, looking out the window at the morning glow in the east, stretched out and complained.
"Now I realize that being an official in the government is really a hard job."
"Just being a deacon in a mining area and being in charge of thousands of people is so cumbersome. I really don't know how my father became a baron."
When Old Turtle heard Wang Dalu's complaint, he chuckled.
"My king, when you do anything, you must start from small things. Now you only know the hard work of being in power but have not realized the benefits of holding power."
"In the past few days, the deacons of the three districts and some people with some connections in the city lord's palace are trying to recommend their own people to you to be the stewards of the North District."
"This is the benefit of power."
Wang Dalu felt his scalp numb when he thought of how he had been struggling to deal with the crowds of people who came to seek management positions in the past few days.
When he saw the old turtle standing in front of him, he spoke in a slightly slower tone.
"Old Turtle, you have worked hard these days, guiding me to familiarize myself with and handle so many chores. I don't need your company here for the time being. You can enjoy tea in the house today."
A look of relief appeared on Old Turtle's face, he nodded without saying anything, and slowly left the study.
At this time, only Wang Dalu was left in the study.
He was playing with the raw jade ore on the table, smiling.
"How could such a good thing let others get their hands on it?"
Nanshan City, City Lord's Mansion.
Lu Mi had left seclusion yesterday and was talking to his father Lu Yu in the study.
Lu Yu saw that although the vitality in his son's body was weak, he could still clearly feel the white light emerging.
Lu Yu knew that this was because his son had just entered the realm of crossing the Yuan. The realm was unstable and he could not freely control the Lu Shu energy that had just emerged in his body.
When the vitality in the body continues to circulate through the eight extraordinary meridians throughout the body and penetrate the acupoints of Zifu, it is possible to give birth to a Lushu embryo in Zifu and become a true Taoist monk.
"My son, you have now touched the threshold of the Taoist gate. Although you have not actually entered, you are not far away."
Lu Mi said happily when he heard his father praising him.
"Thank you father for everything you have done for your children."
"Whether the child is successfully born in the womb and becomes a Taoist in the future, or whether he or she stays in the realm of transcendence for the rest of his life, there is no need to force it, Taoism follows nature."
Lu Yu was very pleased when he heard this.
"The fact that you can think like this means that you have understood well during this period."
"The road is difficult to walk, and practitioners need to calm down and stop their anger, and take steps step by step. Don't aim too high and look for shortcuts on the wrong road."
Lu Mi said respectfully.
"Kid, I remember."
"Of course, there are so-called shortcuts on the road to spiritual practice. Otherwise, how could there be sects, aristocratic families, and imperial conquests all the time?"
Lu Yu sighed.
"In the Hou Dynasty, what my father valued was not the title of baronet but the title of First Grade Zuo Lieutenant awarded by Marquis Li."
Lu Mi was a little confused. He had never heard his father talk about this before, so he asked quickly.
"Father, why is this?"
Lu Yu walked up to Lu Mi and patted his arm.
"Now that you have become a Taoist, there are some things that I should let you know."
"Most of the sect's aristocratic families live in seclusion in places with abundant vitality, and their cultivation speed is far beyond the comparison of those of us who live in the city."
"However, the main reason why the imperial court was repeatedly banned by the sect family and instead prospered day by day is that the establishment of the imperial court brought luck to the people, appointed hundreds of officials and gathered talents, and the speed of cultivation gradually increased."
"Whether it is a civil servant or a military officer, the grades are divided into twelve levels from low to high, and the third level is a dynasty."
"The lord dynasty where the father is located can entrust the first to third-grade civil and military officials, and the higher dynasty can entrust the first- to sixth-grade civil and military officials."
"Each rank corresponds to its own cultivation speed. A first-rank Zuo Lieutenant can double the father's cultivation speed. Correspondingly, a first-rank civil servant is the right county magistrate. Civil servants respect the left, and military officers regard the left as the magistrate.
The right is respected."
Lu Yu saw that Lu Mi was listening carefully and seemed to understand, so he continued.
"My father plans to let you work under Wang Dalu to assist him. If you succeed in your career in the future, you can also use this to increase your own cultivation speed."
"Father, do we really want to bet our fortune on him? What if..."
Lu Yu knew his son's concerns.
"Don't worry, my father will only let you work under him temporarily. How far Wang Dalu can go in the future depends on what he has achieved in the past three years before making any plans."
As soon as he finished speaking, the study fell into silence.
Wang Dalu ordered people to select the five most powerful people from those who came to the North District Deacon's Mansion to apply for jobs, and invited them to the manor to drink as guests.
In the evening, there was a sumptuous dinner table in the deacon's house. The only pity was that there were no dancing girls to accompany it.
Wang Dalu warmly greeted the five people who came in.
Among the five people, there were two old people from the City Lord's Mansion, and three middle-aged people with a little arrogance on their faces were recommended from the East District, West District, and South District respectively.
After everyone had finished sitting down, Wang Dalu stood up and raised a wine bottle to toast the five people one by one.
"Everyone who can come to my younger brother's deacon's house to seek a position is a sign of respect for my younger brother. For this, I, King Dalu, would like to toast you all again."
Everyone's faces were filled with smiles, and they drank the cup with Wang Dalu.
One of the old men from the City Lord's Mansion said.
"Don't worry, Mr. Wang. With us here, we will definitely be able to help you manage the North District Mine."
"Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Wang, you have just arrived here and are not familiar with many places. There are many things to pay attention to in managing the mine."
Another old man from the City Lord's Mansion said.
Seeing Wang Dalu's expression of confusion, he continued.
"Although this mine belongs to the Hou Dynasty, it has attracted the attention of all parties."
"Generally, the mined jade mines are divided into ten equal parts and handed over to the Hou Dynasty with 40%. The three owners of the forces behind the East, West and South around me each get 15%, and Baron Lu Yu of Nanshan Prefecture gets half."
"Master Wang does not need to do it personally. We will be responsible for managing the North District. You will have half of the remaining 10%, and the five of us will share the last half equally."
It seems that these two people were vaguely claiming to be the stewards of the North District Deacon Mansion at this time.
When Wang Dalu heard the analysis of the old man from the City Lord's Mansion, he secretly clicked his tongue in amusement.
"I traveled through mountains and rivers to the Nanshan mining area, was appointed as the deacon of the North District Prefecture, took control of the wild jade mine in the North District, and ended up making wedding clothes for others? What is the truth of this?"
The two old men from the City Lord's Mansion seemed to have expected it. They did not answer Wang Dalu's words, but looked at the other three people at the table.
The clerk recommended by the Western District stood up, looked at Wang Dalu, and spoke word by word.
"Sir Xiao Wang can complain to us here. We won't take it seriously and will only think it is Mr. Xiao Wang's drunken ramblings."
"There are some things you can't do, and there are some people you can't offend. Has Mr. Xiao Wang forgotten the previous lesson so quickly?"
Wang Dalu stood there in deep contemplation, then suddenly smiled, looking at the few people who thought they had a chance to win, a solemn look on his face that he had never seen before.
"Yeah, there are some things you can't do, and there are some people you can't offend. Who can guarantee that what happened to me in the past will not happen again to those who are above me in the future!"
"presumptuous!"
"Be bold!"
"The bastard is rude!"
The clerks recommended from the third district were all slapping the table, sternly reprimanding him.
Wang Dalu ignored their roars and laughed, looking at the remaining two old men of the City Lord's Mansion who did not speak.
"Do you two also want to say something?"
"But it doesn't matter, today is a family dinner, everyone can talk freely!"
These two people were just servants of the City Lord's Mansion who were not in power and had a slightly higher status. They were just pretending to be powerful by taking advantage of the power of the City Lord's Mansion. How could they easily offend the popular king Dalu in the eyes of the Mansion Master Lu Yu.
Wang Dalu took the silver flask beside him, poured a glass of wine by himself, poured it down on his back, then stood up, and said sternly with a serious face.
"Someone is coming!"
"exist!"
At this time, dozens of guards filed out of the two side entrances of the deacon's hall, surrounded several people, and responded.
Wang Dalu ignored their questions and glanced at several people with a mocking smile.
"This is the North District Deacon's Mansion, and I am the deacon of the North District Deacon's Mansion. I have the final say on my territory. How can I allow you cunning and greedy people to destroy my foundation?"
"Pull the left and right people out for me. The people from the City Lord's Mansion will be sent to the City Lord's Mansion to think about their mistakes behind closed doors. The people from the two southeastern districts will each play twenty boards."
Finally, he pointed at the person from the West District.
"This one hits the forty boards."
"promise!"
The guards immediately dragged several people out.
Seeing that there was nothing he could do, the man from the West District grabbed the side of the hall door with both hands and asked.
"The two of them only played twenty games, why did I play forty? It's not fair, and I don't accept it!"
Wang Dalu didn't bother to look at him and just ate the food and wine without saying anything.